Climate change made Europe’s flash floods in July more likely
Climate change has increased the likelihood of heavy downpours in Western Europe such as the July rains that led to devastating flash floods, researchers...
Afghanistan: UN agencies sound alarm over emergency aid supply logjam
UN humanitarian agencies are warning that they are unable to bring urgently needed emergency supplies into Afghanistan, and are calling for a “humanitarian airbridge”...
Southern African Migrants Excluded as COVID-19 Pandemic Grows
Johannesburg, South Africa, Aug 23 (IPS) – Migrants across the Southern Africa region are massively disadvantaged as they find themselves excluded from vaccine programmes...
A giant tortoise was caught stalking, killing and eating a baby bird
Justin Gerlach thought there must be some sort of misunderstanding. Tortoises don’t hunt. These gentle, lumbering herbivores spend their days leisurely munching on greenery,...
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday launched a $15 million appeal to support some 137,000 families affected by the deadly earthquake that...
Salvadoran Migrants Still Look to the U.S. to Lift Themselves Out of Poverty
SAN PABLO TACACHICO, El Salvador, Aug 23 (IPS) – The Joe Biden administration’s call for undocumented Central American migrants not to go to the...
Parliamentarians Determined to Reach ICPD 25 Goals
Johannesburg, South Africa, Aug 23 (IPS) – Politicians from Asia and Africa shared activism anecdotes demonstrating their determination to meet ICPD 25 commitments. They...
Here’s how cool a star can be and still achieve lasting success
If you want to be a successful star by making the minimum possible effort, aim for a surface temperature about a quarter of the...
Everyone maps numbers in space. But why don’t we all use the same directions?
Consider a ruler, a timeline or even weights lined up in a gym. Why are the smaller values, the earlier times and the lighter...
WASHINGTON DC, Aug 23 (IPS) – The writer is Chair of the Commission on Sustainable Agriculture Intensification (CoSAI)A population of more than 9 billion...
Türkiye’s changes to child detention ‘raise serious human rights concerns’ 
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